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adj. - Of or relating to a famous English biologist.

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  • There is an occasional dig into the Huxleian anatomy, given with all the politeness of a Louis-the-Fifteenthian
  • Until recently, the Huxleian nightmare seemed a more distant prospect …
  • Darwin–I’m assuming we’re talking Charles Darwin–was skeptical by 1839 and had almost certainly renounced what was left of his religious faith and was an agnostic in the...
  • This was Rolleston's practice; but it may be noted that Professor Ray Lankester has always maintained and further developed "the original Huxleian plan of beginning with...
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